Application to Join the KILLSTAR Team

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate and experienced with ecommerce and optimisation practices, and is ready to learn and grow in a team environment. In this role, you will report into our Optimisation Specialist and support our Senior Manager, E-Commerce to develop our digital footprint and ensure our customer experience is outstanding. The ideal candidate would be someone who has experience of working within fashion ecommerce and has an interest in developing a career in this sector. If this sounds like you, please read on!

👉 What You’ll Do:

• Keyword Exploration - Conduct comprehensive keyword research to pinpoint pertinent terms and phrases aligned with KILLSTAR's alternative fashion niche, considering factors such as search volume, competition, and contextual relevance.
• On-Page Enhancement - Implements on-page optimization strategies, refining website content, meta tags, headings, and internal linking structures to enhance search engine visibility while upholding the distinct character of KILLSTAR's brand.
• Creative Content Generation - Develop compelling and SEO-friendly content that resonates with KILLSTAR's unique audience, striking a balance between engaging storytelling and meticulous keyword incorporation.
• Authority Building - Devise outreach initiatives to cultivate authoritative backlinks from pertinent and respected online sources, augmenting KILLSTAR's domain authority and bolstering its search rankings.
• Technical SEO Audit - Perform routine technical audits to identify and rectify intricate issues, such as broken links, crawl anomalies, and opportunities for optimising site speed and mobile responsiveness.
• Competitive Insights - Continuously monitor and analyze the SEO strategies of competitors within the alternative fashion landscape, extracting valuable insights to fine-tune KILLSTAR's approach and seize potential avenues for advancement.
• Data-Driven Reporting - Compile regular, data-driven reports employing tools like Google Analytics and Google Search Console, tracking key metrics encompassing organic traffic patterns, rankings, and user engagement metrics.
• Algorithmic Agility - Remain attuned to the dynamic shifts in search engine algorithms and pertinent industry trends, adeptly adapting KILLSTAR's SEO strategies to maintain conspicuous visibility within search results.

👉 Who You Are:

• Creative: you are full of new and unique ideas, easily make connections among previously unrelated ideas, and others view you as original and highly valuable when brainstorming. 
• Brilliant Written Communicator: your writing style is strong and adaptable - you can summarize a novel in a caption, and do it in any brand voice imaginable.
• Solid Decision Maker: your solutions and suggestions are based on wisdom, critical thinking, experience, and sound judgment.
• Agile: you are future orientated, you can anticipate future trends, have broad knowledge and perspective in your area of expertise, and you're skilled at getting things done through formal channels and informal networks.
  Customer Focused: you are constantly looking for ways to improve the experiences of internal and external customers, including your team
• Organised: you can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, and marshal resources effectively to deliver results.
• Analytical: you can look at numbers all day, and help them make sense to others; you take a data-driven approach to problem-solving and management.

 
👤 Your Experience Includes:

• 2+ years experience in a similar role, ideally working with a fashion brand.
• Experience of copywriting short and long format content.
• Experience of working as part of a marketing team, collaborating with different departments and functions.
• Experience of using SEMRush, Google Analytics and Google Search Console.

⭐️ Bonus If You:

• Have an interest in Alternative Fashion and the KILLSTAR Products.
• Have experience of working remotely as part of a marketing team.
• Have experience of using Shopify.

 
🏠 Working Hours and Location:

This is a remote position which can be performed remotely anywhere in the United Kingdom.

This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week, with hours worked between Monday to Friday anytime between 8:00am - 6:00pm.

🤘 Does this sound like you?

KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about direct to consumer marketing, and ready to learn and grow in a team environment. In this role, you will be supporting our Email Marketing Manager with our email and SMS marketing initiatives, aiming to engage with our customers and convey the KILLSTAR brand through our written and visual communications. We are looking for someone who is excited at being an integral part of our marketing team, creating new ideas, and aiming to enhance our customer experience and relationships. If this sounds like you, please read on!

👉 What You’ll Do:

• Oversee the day-to-day design and implementation of email and SMS campaigns, including build, segmentation, and basic reporting.
• Design and implement email marketing campaigns. This includes (but is not limited to) developing copy and subject lines, designing email templates, building email lists, and more.
• Work closely with the wider marketing team to align messages and creative.
• Work in collaboration with designers to optimize email creative and template structure based on best practices.
• Maintain databases of customer information, drawing upon data as needed to inform next campaigns.
• Manage, collect and report on email and SMS marketing campaigns and results; use results to determine success of campaigns as well as suggestions for improvements and new campaigns.
• Ensure prompt, accurate, and error-free communication with customers to build loyal relationships and minimize unsubscribes.
• Put an A/B testing plan into place, and report on learnings from previous tests which will help to form a plan going forward.
• Ensure emails follow industry standards and privacy policies.
• Assist the Email Marketing Manager with maintaining automated emails and work in partnership to come up with new ideas to be implemented.
• Manage and keep a log of discount codes used across all email and SMS campaigns, and review effectiveness.

👉 Who You Are:

• Customer Focused: you are constantly looking for ways to improve the experiences of internal and external customers.
• Creative: you are full of new and unique ideas, easily make connections among previously unrelated ideas, and others view you as original and highly valuable when brainstorming.
• Detail Oriented: you pride yourself on having every i dotted and every t crossed, never missing an important fact, figure, or detail.
• Process Oriented: you are good at figuring out what it takes to get something done, knowing what to measure and how to measure it.
• Organised: you can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, and marshal resources effectively to deliver results.
• Reliable Communicator: you are good about keeping people updated about changes, and your written and verbal communication is clear and concise.

👤 Your Experience Includes:

• At least 2 years in a digital marketing role, email marketing-specific preferred.
• Experienced in reporting on and analyzing marketing campaigns.
• Experienced in managing customer databases.
• Confident Google Sheets/Docs user, as well as being digitally-savvy.

⭐️ Bonus If You:

• Are well-versed in email and SMS marketing, including knowledge of various ESPs and best practices.
• Have a strong interest in email marketing, and want to learn more about this channel.
• Have a creative background and love introducing new fresh ideas to engage with our customers.
• Have loads of creative ideas to bring to the team and to further enhance our customer experience.

🏠 Work Location and Hours:

This is a remote position which can be performed remotely anywhere in the United Kingdom.

This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week, with hours worked between Monday to Friday.

🤘 Does this sound like you?

KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about providing the highest quality of products for our customers and ready to grow and learn within a team environment. In this role, you will work alongside our warehouse team to ensure our customers are satisfied and our Berlin Distribution Centre is operating to its optimum and full potential. You will be responsible for ensuring that our orders are accurate and to the highest of standards. If this sounds like you, please read on!

What You’ll Do:

The initial job duties the Employee will be expected to perform will include but not limited to:

• Preparing for, and receiving deliveries, including manually unloading large volumes of stock on a regular basis.
• Accurately counting and rotating stock.
• Working with a team of pickers, packers, and warehouse workers.
• Physically move and replenish stock between locations within the warehouse on a daily basis.
• Pick, pack, and dispatch customer orders in-line with the needs of the business when required. 
• Maintaining a high standard of stock control and altering management of any potential errors in the stock records.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment at all times for a team of members and site visitors.
• Reporting of faulty / damaged equipment in line with best practice.
• Quality control of stock.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with a good ability to prioritise tasks and responsibilities.
• Able to cope well under pressure.

Who You Are:

• Knowledgeable: you have previous experience within business support and understand the importance of this service towards the business operations.
• An Agile Learner: you are willing to learn from your mistakes and master new technology and processes to ensure efficiency. 
• Innovative: you are able to comfortably work on your own initiative and think of new ideas to streamline and ensure that the business is operating as smoothly as possible. 
• Process Orientated: you are efficient within your work and ensure the highest standards are maintained at all times.
• Team Player: you are able to work both independently and as part of a team, whilst meeting the demands of busy periods and times and working under pressure.

Bonus If You:

• Have experience working within a distribution centre / warehouse.
• Have experience working with warehouse management systems.
• Have experience of stock management and quality control.
• Fluency or ability to speak German.

Work Hours and Location:

This role will be performed from our Draco Distribution Ltd. Warehouse located in Berlin, located Santisstrasse 89, 12277, Berlin, Germany.

We currently are advertising for full-time and part-time positions, availability will be discussed with the Hiring Manager during the interview process.

Does this sound like you?

KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about merchandising, and ready to learn and grow in a team environment. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting the Merchandising Team, and a support member of the wider product team, whilst ensuring that data integrity and inventory paperwork in a timely manner. The ideal candidate would be someone who has experience of working in a commercial fashion setting and has an interest in pursuing a career in merchandising. If this sounds like you, please read on!

 
👉 What You’ll Do:

• Processing of inbound stock shipments onto internal systems, ensuring accurate stock holdings.
• Customs document preparation for inbound shipments ahead of port delivery and liaising with freight forwarders where required.
• Clearance/further reductions/price edits on relevant systems to ensure correct pricing in all currencies.
• Allocation/tagging of relevant products for wholesale availability.
• Encourage cross departmental collaboration between our remote and on-site product team, e.g. taking part in weekly meetings.
• Creation of product entries on Shopify and respective WMS systems once PO’s are confirmed - including, but not limited to, SKU creation & attribution; material content; HS (customs) coding; cost price uploads/edits; product weights/measurements on site/systems; US tax codes; etc.
• Being the eyes for our remote team members: assisting with physical product descriptions, imagery and feedback to strengthen team knowledge.
• Working closely with the product team to maintain our detailed Critical Path for all products.
• Undertaking system and process reviews to identify opportunities for continuous process improvement for the product team, including building and demonstrating best practices.
• Maintaining sales records to build an accurate history of previous performance.
• Assisting the Merchandisers with any relevant tasks or reporting. 

👉 Who You Are:

• Problem Solver: you geek out on simplifying complexity, discovering hidden answers, rooting out hidden problems, and finding solutions.
• Detail Oriented: you pride yourself on having every i dotted and every t crossed, never missing an important fact, figure, or detail.
• An Agile Learner: you learn quickly when something changes, you see failure as an opportunity, and you easily understand underlying structures and intentions.
• Organised: you can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, and marshal resources effectively to deliver results.
• Reliable Communicator: you are good about keeping people updated about changes, and your written and verbal communication is clear and concise.

👤 Your Experience Includes:

• Fashion degree or similar experience.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets experience with excellent concentration skills.
• Project and/or process management.
• A strong passion for data integrity.

⭐️ Bonus If You:

• Have experience with ecommerce platforms such as Shopify.
• Have confidence working with a remote direct manager.
• Have a personal affinity or interest with goth / alternative lifestyle fashion or communities.

🏢 Work Location & Hours:

This position is based at our Brighton Studio. As per the company’s remote working policy, this role can be performed on a hybrid working arrangement if authorised by your manager. 

This position is a full time position of 37.5 hours, with hours worked between 08:00 – 06:00 pm, Monday through to Friday.

🤘 Does this sound like you?

KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about people and is looking to grow within the People Function. Reporting to the Senior Manager, People & Talent and Paralegal, this role is responsible for the administration of day-to-today people operations, culture activities and processes. In this role, you will facilitate the administration and coordination of all areas of the employee lifecycle whilst supporting; payroll, recruitment, legal and supporting our people function in providing the best service to our employees. If this sounds like you, please read on!

👉 What You’ll Do:

• Undertake administrative duties including drafting letters and documentation, which support various HR processes relating to (but not restricted to) joiners and leavers, promotions, fixed term contracts, flexible working, family related leave, compassionate leave etc. 
• Undertake data input ensuring processes impacting payroll are logged accurately working closely with our UK Payroll Platform and our US Payroll Platform - Insperity. 
• Maintain and update the HR system, including updating employee records, processing joiners and leavers, updating annual leave and changes, running reports, undertaking data checks and audits and any other reasonable duties. 
• Undertake all administration in relation to absence records, return to work interviews and self-certifications for absence, ensuring the Senior Manager, People & Talent is alerted when an employee's absence is of concern.
• Update the company’s organisational chart, reflecting the update in personnel when required.
• Maintain hard copy and electronic employee personal records, including delivering, receiving, filing and tracking employment documents such as references and signed HR paperwork in an efficient manner, being compliant with audit standards.
• Provide any other general administration support to the People & Payroll Team or the wider organisation, including word processing, note taking, document formatting and distributing information as required.
• Assist the People Manager with recruitment including advertising vacancies on our website, social media and any relevant jobs board reviewing the market to ensure full visibility of the roles. 
• File and organise job applications and coordinate the shortlisting process. 
  Keep the recruitment tracker and recruitment systems up to date at all times, following recruitment timelines. 
• Contact candidates to arrange interviews, assessments and carry out pre-employment checks.
• Coordinate and arrange the Onboarding Program for new employees, including induction programs, the facilitation of meetings and training and suggesting new ideas to improve our employee experience.
• To track, manage and audit the completion of Probation reviews. 
• Assisting the Paralegal with administrative duties including day-to-day management of our intellectual property case management system with full training with full training being provided for the successful candidate to be able to these tasks.

👉 Who You Are:

• Knowledgeable: about basic human resources principles in the UK.
• Someone Who Cares About People: you genuinely want people to be happy and feel cared for, you value durable employee relationships and aim for our employees to have the best experience.
• Customer Focused: you are constantly looking for ways to improve the experiences of internal and external customers.
• Detail Oriented: you pride yourself on having every i dotted and every t crossed, never missing an important fact, figure, or detail.
• Process Oriented: you’re good at figuring out what it takes to get something done, knowing what to measure and how to measure it.
• Organised: you can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, and marshal resources effectively to deliver results.
• Reliable Communicator: you are good about keeping people updated about changes, and your written and verbal communication is clear and concise.

👤 Your Experience Includes:

• Associate CIPD - Level 3 or 5
• Experience of working in a HR or equivalent role with a highly confidential environment.
• Commitment of delivering high standards of work and employee experience.
• Proficient at providing information, support, advice and guidance to employees within the UK & US.
• Embedding and promoting equality, diversity and respect through all aspects of the role.
• Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels of seniority in an organisation, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience of note-taking and providing minutes for meetings.
• Ability to organise, manage and prioritise work with experience of achieving agreed targets and working to close deadlines.
• Experience of administering payroll and working to monthly / bi-weekly payroll deadlines.
• Ability of recruiting for roles in a variety of industries and sectors, using LinkedIn and TA Software to seek the best candidate for the position.
• Flexible and resilient, in order to adapt to changing business situations and needs.

⭐️ Bonus If You:

• Have an interest in alternative fashion and the KILLSTAR products.
• Have a degree in Business Management / Human Resource Management.
• Have experience of working as part of a global remote marketing team.
• Have experience of working with HR Systems and HRIS Software.
• Have worked within the UK and US regions.
• Actively participates in continued professional development and has a passion for learning.

🏠 Work Location:

This role may be performed remotely anywhere in the United Kingdom. 

This role is a full-time position of 37.5 hours, with hours worked between 08:00am – 06:00pm, Monday through to Friday.

🤘 Does this sound like you?

KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Customer Service Advisors at KILLSTAR are empowered to do what is needed to deliver an extraordinary experience for our customers, beyond their own expectations or any promises we’ve made.

We expect our team to be bold and kind in fulfilling this obligation. We don’t rely on limitations to dictate the lengths we’ll go to in order to take care of someone - we look for ways to create surprise and delight in every interaction.

With that in mind, how would you respond to the following scenarios? Don’t worry about what is or isn’t possible within our systems - think about what would truly take care of the customer in each scenario, use our website for inspiration if you need it, and offer a response that blows traditional customer service out of the water!

Please write a response to the customers described below.

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about direct to consumer marketing, and ready to learn and grow in a team environment. In this role, you’ll be leading our email and SMS marketing initiatives, aiming to engage with our customers and convey the KILLSTAR brand through our written and visual communications. You will be responsible for segmentation, design and execution of campaigns, and performance of our email and SMS marketing programs. If this sounds like you, please read on!

What You’ll Do:

• Manage and oversee the design and implement comprehensive email and SMS campaigns including signup, subscription management, segmentation, and reporting.
• Manage and lead the brand marketing team with a clear understanding of what is needed to meet KPIs.
• Ensure best in class customer experiences, following industry best practices and global communications regulations, with our email and SMS campaigns.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define, monitor, and improve segmentation.
• Recommend, design, and implement experiments to drive performance improvements.
• Collect, analyze, and share insights regarding data collected about campaign performance.
• Rigorously maintain databases of customer information, drawing upon data as needed to inform recommendations and new implementations.
• Work closely with sales and marketing teams to identify our target email audience and grow our email list, using particularly placed sign up forms and gated content throughout the larger website.
• Design and implement direct email marketing campaigns. This includes (but is not limited to) developing copy and subject lines, designing email templates, building email lists, and more.
• Manage and report on email marketing campaigns and results; use results to determine ROI, make suggestions for improvements, and establish best practices.
• Ensure prompt, accurate, and error-free communication with customers to build loyal relationships and minimize unsubscribes.
• Work with leadership and wider marketing team to determine goals; report on sales revenue generated from email marketing efforts.
• Maintain email database our email database and upgrade email sends through sourced graphics, customization, calls-to-action, and additional advanced features.
• Ensure emails follow industry standards and privacy policies.

Who You Are:

• An Agile Learner: you learn quickly when something changes, you see failure as an opportunity, and you easily understand underlying structures and intentions.
• Customer Focused: you’re constantly looking for ways to improve the experiences of internal and external customers, including your team.
• Process Oriented: you’re good at figuring out what it takes to get something done, knowing what to measure and how to measure it.
• Analytical: you can look at numbers all day, and help them make sense to others; you take a data-driven approach to problem-solving and management.
• Solid Decision-Maker: your solutions and suggestions are based on wisdom, critical thinking, experience, and sound judgment.
• Process-Oriented; you’re good at figuring out what it takes to get something done, knowing what to measure and how to measure it.

Your Experience Includes:

• Demonstrated success in email and/or SMS marketing campaigns.
• Working under tight deadlines and producing impeccable work products.
• Working knowledge of CRM tools.

Bonus if You’ve:

• Managed multi-national databases which require strict adherence to data privacy and protection.
• Got proficiency in marketing automation technologies, SEO/SEM, or HTML and content management systems.
• Thrived in an environment subject to global and regional regulations and industry best practices pertaining to email and SMS marketing.
• Got a personal affinity or connection to alternative fashion or lifestyle communities.

Does this sound like you?

KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you. 

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about graphic design, and ready to lead a team and continue to elevate our aesthetic. In this role, you’ll be leading our global graphic design team, consisting of remote and on-site team members. You will be responsible for supervising a team of designers and delivering graphic designs which support and promote KILLSTAR’s evolving aesthetic and brand image. If this sounds like you, please read on!

 
👉 What You’ll Do:

• Develop and deliver an effective graphic design strategy and calendar, aligned to our brand, and sub-brands, plans which will position us as a leading voice in our sector.
• Identify gaps and create inspiring and engaging graphics, ensuring it is executed to a high standard and incorporates input from key stakeholders & members across the organisation.
• Supervise and lead internal and external graphic designing teams; be an arbiter of best practices in aesthetic & artistic vision, presentation and style.
• Delegate job responsibilities among team members and oversee that quality work is being completed within the deadlines given.
• Lead and participate in designing and redesigning graphics, including but not limited to web page graphics & banners, logos, brand identity/branding, illustrations, advertisements, email/newsletters and other forms of visual communication.
• Ensure all graphics produced are on-brand, consistent in terms of style, quality and tone, and optimised for search and user experience for all channels of content including online, social media, email, mobile, video, and in some cases, print.
• Maintaining relationships with internal departments and external partners to ensure effective collaboration throughout the creation and publication processes.
• Ensure that the delivered products or services adhere to the policies, tone-of-voice and standards of the brand and sub brands. Make sure work presented is in compliance with law (e.g. copyright and data protection).
• Conduct ongoing usability tests to gauge the graphic content effectiveness.
• Gather data and handle analytics (or supervise/liaise-with those who do) and make recommendations based on those results.
• Work with the graphics team to revise and measure work against marketing goals.
• Leverage market data to develop graphic themes/topics and execute a plan to develop assets that will engage our audiences.
• Develop standards, systems and best practices (team members/creators/technology) for graphic design creation, distribution and maintenance - as well as graphic design retrieval and graphic design repurposing.
• Establishing workflow for requesting, creating, editing, publishing, and retiring graphic elements.
• Stay up-to-date with developments and continuously generate new ideas to draw the audience's attention and improvement to the brand / sub-brands.
• Hire, train, coach, mentor and develop teams and direct reports to ensure they are empowered with brands' skill-set and motivated in their roles.

 
👉 Who You Are:

• An Agile Learner: you learn quickly when something changes, you see failure as an opportunity, and you easily understand underlying structures and intentions.
• Solid Decision Maker: your solutions and suggestions are based on wisdom, critical thinking, experience, and sound judgment.
• Compassionate Leader: you are genuinely interested in the success of others, a champion for their goals; you’re viewed as approachable and fair; you're personally committed, and actively work, to continuously improve yourself and your team.
• Reliable Communicator: you are good about keeping people updated about changes, and your written and verbal communication is clear and concise.
• Organised: you can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, and marshal resources effectively to deliver results.
• Problem Solver: you geek out on simplifying complexity, discovering hidden answers, rooting out hidden problems, and finding solutions.
• Creative: you’re full of new and unique ideas, easily make connections among previously unrelated ideas, and others view you as original and highly valuable when brainstorming.
• Knowledgeable: about graphic design principles and relevant design software.

 
👤 Your Experience Includes:

• More than 3+ years of experience in graphic design.
• Excellent creative and innovative skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Extremely convincing with good presentation skills.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Client interfacing ability with confidence.
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective relation building capacity with client, partner and internal team at different levels in the organisation.
• Knowledge of interactive design including best practices in technology, usability and user experience.
• Must be detail oriented and well organised.
• Strong delegation power.
• Excellent salesmanship skills.
• Ability to use a strong analytical and artistic approach to solve complex issues.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritise different tasks.

⭐️ Bonus If You:

• Have an interest in alternative fashion and the KILLSTAR products.
• Have experience designing graphics for a fashion brand.

 
🏠 Work Hours & Location:

This role will be performed on a hybrid basis, consisting of working from home and at our Brighton Studio.

 
This role is a full-time position of 37.5 hours, with hours worked between 08:00am – 06:00pm, Monday through to Friday.

🤘 Does this sound like you?

 
KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you.

 
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about accounting, and ready to learn and grow in a team environment. In this role, you’ll be responsible for the European Accounting function, including close oversight of accounting in our distribution facility in Berlin, Germany. If this sounds like you, please read on! 

👉 What You’ll Do:

• Manage the month-end close ensuring the compliance with the GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting principles) and Company’s rules.
• Hire, train, coach, and develop a small team.
• Manage daily operations of the accounting team for the area in charge, including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, etc.
• Prepare, improve, and present the month-end calendar for approval.
• Book and review journal entries to the general and subsidiary ledgers to assure accuracy and compliance with the company’s and established accounting principles. 
• Control and approve all changes to the chart of accounts. 
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year and year-end closing of the general ledger including review and approval of journal entries prepared by accounting team.
• Maintain Netsuite financial system and backup controls.
• Test new functionality in the system, summarize the new functional requirements and existing bugs/issues and present solutions.
• Develop and maintain internal control tools and procedures promoting the sound internal control environment.
• Assist with consolidation of financial statements and preparation of interim, year-end, and comparative financial statements and reports.
• Prepare required financial and statutory reports.
• Review and sign off monthly bank and GL accounts reconciliation schedules. Verify accuracy of accounting records and resolve questions or problems detected during reconciliation.
• Provide required supports for the interim and year-end financial audit and prepare schedules and documents for independent (third-party) auditors.

👉 Who You Are:

• Knowledgeable: regarding core accounting principles and practices including monthly closing procedures and the full accounting cycle, general ledger, payables, receivables, fixed assets, cost accounting.
• Inspiring: the people you work with are motivated to do their best, and you inspire others by inviting their input, sharing ownership and visibility, and ensuring that everyone on your direct and extended teams are valued for their contributions
• Reliable Communicator: you are good about keeping people updated about changes, and your written and verbal communication is clear and concise.
• Collaborative Negotiator: you can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups, settle differences with minimum noise, and win concessions while empowering relationships.
• Organised: you can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, and marshal resources effectively to deliver results.
• Solid Decision Maker: your solutions and suggestions are based on wisdom, critical thinking, experience, and sound judgment.
• Analytical: you can look at numbers all day, and help them make sense to others; you take a data-driven approach to problem-solving and management.
• Agile: you are future-oriented; you can anticipate future trends, have broad knowledge and perspective in your area of expertise, and you're skilled at getting things done through formal channels and informal networks.
• Detail Oriented: you pride yourself on having every i dotted and every t crossed, never missing an important fact, figure, or detail.
• Process Oriented: you are good at figuring out what it takes to get something done, knowing what to measure and how to measure it

👤 Your Experience Includes:

• 7+ years of extensive accounting experience in private industry.
• Managing an ERP / Financial system.
• Leading a small team.

⭐️ Bonus If You:

• Have demonstrated working proficiency in English and German.
• Have worked with Netsuite and/or Shopify.
• Have worked in a DTC (direct-to-consumer), distribution, manufacturing, or remote environment.
• Have managed Budgeting, departmental, cost center reports.
• Have worked in a small to medium sized company, with high growth or turnaround company tenure.
• Have earned a relevant accounting designation or are working towards it

🏠 Work Location and Travel

This position can be successfully performed remotely anywhere in the UK or Germany, or in one of our offices in Scotland (Glasgow), England (Brighton), or Germany (Berlin).

Some domestic and international travel may be required periodically.

🤘 Does this sound like you?

KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

The KILLSTAR brand is an invitation for people to explore, discover, and become who they are. We help affirm this invitation by creating an inclusive, supportive environment where our team members are embraced exactly as they are. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about KILLSTAR and our design aesthetic. In this position, you will be working closely alongside our Design Manager whilst acting as a mentor to our Design team to create exceptional collections and products spanning all wearable categories. We are looking for someone to support the development of our brand vision, further elevate the KILLSTAR aesthetic and be an innovative collaborator within our team. If this sounds like you, please read on!

What You’ll Do:

• Supporting the Design Manager on seasonal concepts, including but not limited to; mood boards, fabric selection, colour concepts and seasonal inspirations across apparel and lifestyle.
• Coach and mentor a team of junior designers and ensure the design team is working on schedule, with deadlines in mind.
• Present inspiring, bold and innovative design ideas and display confidence in developing styles from sketch to sample, including technical drawings, garment construction and specifications for suppliers.
• Design collections with Killstar aesthetic in mind, ensuring product is in agreement with business strategy and market position.
• Overseeing design and correspondence with development team, tech team and manufacturers. 
• Use sales feedback to develop strong range planning for future collections.
• Align with the Design Manager’s vision to develop and inspire the design team.
• Brings an enthusiastic and motivated energy to the team.
• Assist the Design Manager with handing over collections to development and tech teams.
• Assist the Design Manager managing critical paths within the design department.
• Working alongside the design, development and tech teams to manage fittings
• Possess a strong knowledge and background of understanding of prints, managing their development from strike off to sample, to ensure they align with collection and brand vision.
• On request, manage and work with freelance designers on designed collections and graphics
• Support in the direction of photoshoots as needed and attend lookbook shoots when required.
• Any additional duties as required for the smooth running of the design and product development team.
   

Who You Are:

• Adaptable: you are adaptable to change and willing to embrace new ways of working and conducting activities.
• An Agile Learner: you are someone who is willing to learn and sees failure as an opportunity.
• Knowledgeable: you are someone who has a passion for fashion and seeks a development opportunity within a design environment.
• Innovative: you are creative, have a commercial mindset and strive to develop new ways of doing things to help benefit the department and team.
• Inspiring: the people you work with are motivated to do their best, and you inspire others by inviting their input, sharing ownership and visibility, and ensuring that everyone on your direct and extended teams are valued for their contributions.
• Reliable Communicator: you are good about keeping people updated about changes, and your written and verbal communication is clear and concise.
• Versatile: you look toward the broadest possible view of any challenge, and have broad-ranging personal and business interests and pursuits. 

Bonus If You:

• Have an affinity or appreciation for the alternative fashion industry.
• Have a clear understanding of our current aesthetic and designs.
• Have previously mentored in-house and freelance designers. 
• Have had extensive experience and a clear overview of all stages of the product life cycle.

Work Hours and Location:

This role will be based in a hybrid working arrangement at our Brighton Studio. However, for the right candidate, we are open to the potential of this position to be performed on a remote basis.

This role is a full-time position of 37.5 hours, with hours worked between 08:00am – 06:00pm, Monday through to Friday.

Does this sound like you?

KILLSTAR is committed to a world where what makes us different makes us strong. We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we back that up with a “come as you are” culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and safe. If you can see yourself being successful and excited in this role, we want to hear from you. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.